Soviet-era name derived from the usual Azerbaijani spelling of the surname of the German communist party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944; see Thälmann).
From the Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθάσσω (malthasso) meaning “to soften, to soothe”. In Greek myth she was a nymph (in some sources a goat) who nursed the infant Zeus.
People with the name Hilda have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.